Escalation

2008 - Escalation Data

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29 December 2008

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says in a statement made to state television that India should withdraw its security forces to peacetime positions and deactivate air bases near the border. In return, Pakistan would pull back its troops as w

Pakistan's army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani calls for the need to "de-escalate and avoid conflict" with India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks during the visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafeil in Islamabad. China launched a diplomatic initi

US Senator John McCain warns Pakistan of Indian air strikes: At a gathering of Islamabad's elite on Saturday, McCain warns that India was determined to strike terror camps in Pakistan and PoK if the Zardari government did not act against jihadis of the La

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denies his nation was involved in the deadly attacks on Mumbai. Zardari tells CNN on Tuesday he's seen no evidence that a suspect in custody is a Pakistani national as Indian officials claim.

Hoax phone call made to Pak Prez Asif Ali Zardari, posing as Indian EAM Mukerjee, escalates tensions between India and Pakistan. Caller warned that India would take military action is Islamabad failed to take action against perpetrators of Mumbai attacks.

Ceasefire violation reported in Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions along the Indo-Pak border, a senior India army officer says. Khour Border Out Post (BOP) along the Line of Control (LoC) of Jammu district. 37th ceasefire violation si